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Fanwood, NJ vs Linden, NJ

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- Household income in Linden, is 55% less than it is in Fanwood and is 14% above the National Average.
- Fanwood unemployment rate is 8.0%.
- Linden unemployment rate is 8.3%.
 Fanwood, NJLinden, NJUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock8.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-0.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth22.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.5%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$69,106  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$80,200$69,021
 Family Median Income$194,674  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Fanwood, NJLinden, NJUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock6.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.7%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock5.1%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K2.9%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock6.9%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K1.9%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock10.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.8%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock19.2%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K14.2%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock5.6%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Fanwood, NJLinden, NJUnited States
 Management, business, finance43.1%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock4.7%6.5%
 Community, social services1.4%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.0%1.2%
 Education, library7.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.1%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock4.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.6%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock3.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.5%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.0%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair2.6%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock15.4%13.1%
Reviews for Fanwood    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

We are transplanted New Yorkers and this is our second NJ town in five years (Bogota was the first and it was not for us). We chose Fanwood because of its proximity to  More

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Have lived in this Central New Jersey small town..20yrs..Love it Close to Westfield, Scotch Plains and Cranford...affluent towns with lots of shops, great restaurants  More

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Reviews for Linden    5 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

How could Linden's are quality go from 24 to 92.5 in one year? I live in Linden. They did not close refineries and plant a thousand trees. I can see the air-and  More

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Over 18 years ago

I've lived here for the past 3 years renting 1st floor of a two family house. 3 blocks from train station to NYC. Shopping centers all around. Very strong polish  More

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Moved to Linden a year ago, and really love it. It is bordered on the north by a pretty shady area of Roselle, but that hasn't affected the QOL here. The city is very  More

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